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Eric Licas
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Janitor turned journalist based in Southern California. Current and past bylines with the Daily Pilot, South Pasadena Review and Orange County Register.
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A couple steps out of the 7th street metro station earlier today
via Marina Peña
Relatives say his name hasn’t appeared in ICE’s online locator system for detainees almost two months since he was transferred from McFarland, meaning his detention status isn’t publicly traceable.
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Man detained at CA’s largest ICE facility alleges ‘horrible negligence’ after injury
The man claims his glasses were returned to him after a month at the ICE facility
www.sacbee.com
via Gabriel San Román
The council’s approval of the changes comes despite numerous appeals by concerned residents to save the “landmark” tree amid reconstruction plans for the branch library and a fire station on the property at 100 E. Balboa Blvd.
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Newport Beach supports plan to rebuild library, uproot eucalyptus where herons nest
A new landscaping plan will uproot a blue gum eucalyptus tree during the rebuilding of a library and fire station.
www.latimes.com
Joan Pizzo knew the Back Bay belonged at least as much to the delicate balance of wildlife that thrived in the area as it did to the humans who had taken up residence nearby or developers who sought to transform it into docks and waterfront homes.
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'Back Bay Book Queen' Joan Pizzo honored by community
Inspired by Upper Newport Bay, also known as the Back Bay, Joan Pizzo began writing children's books in the 1970s to teach them about the environment. She was recently feted.
www.latimes.com
via Jim Gomez
There was no immediate comment from China, which has accused the Philippines of being a “troublemaker” and a “saboteur of regional stability” following joint patrols and combat drills with the U.S. and other countries in the South China Sea.
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Canada and Philippines sign a defense pact to boost drills and deter China's aggression
Canada and the Philippines, both staunch critics of China’s increasingly coercive actions in the disputed South China Sea, have signed a key defense agreement that will allow their forces to hold join...
apnews.com
The “Welcome to Haddonfield" exhibit has been running every October since the SugarMynt opened in 2015. It transports people from the corner of Mission St and Meridian Ave to the fictional Illinois suburb terrorized by one of horror’s most iconic masked killers.
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'Halloween' Haunts Delight South Pasadena
SugarMynt Gallery, located next door to Michael Myers' iconic on-screen home, has been celebrating Halloween for a decade with its annual "Welcome to Haddonfield" exhibit featuring life-size displays,...
outlooknewspapers.com
via Jarret Liotta
Burbank Unified paid $93,000, but “limited work had been completed,” investigators said. The contract was drawn up using the name of Tabet’s daughter. Evidence indicated Tabet endorsed checks while depositing payments into her own account.
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Former Burbank School Board Member Charlene Tabet Pleads Not Guilty
Former Board of Education member Charlene Tabet entered a plea of not guilty on Wednesday, Oct. 29, in Los Angeles Superior Court to the felony charge of having a financial
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via Michael Casey, Geoff Mulvihill and Kimberlee Kruesi
“If you don’t have money, you tighten your belt,” U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani said. “You are not going to make everyone drop dead because it’s a political game someplace.”
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Judges could rule on the fate of SNAP food aid as deadline nears for shutdown to end payments
Two federal judges could rule on whether the federal government must continue replenishing SNAP food aid benefits during the shutdown.
apnews.com
via Claudia Lauer
The latest findings document more than 80 credible cases of medical neglect and widespread complaints of inadequate food and water. Senate investigators say that points to systemic failures in federal detention oversight.
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Senate report details dozens of cases of medical neglect in federal immigration detention centers
A U.S. Senate investigation has uncovered numerous credible reports of medical neglect and poor conditions in immigration detention centers across the country.
apnews.com
"I used to party with animatronic Chuck E. Cheese
Any celebrities I met since then were fucking weeeeaaaaaak"
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Aesop Rock - Full House Pinball (Official Video)
YouTube video by Aesop Rock
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via Robert Lewis and Lauren Hepler
California’s DUI enforcement system is broken. The toll can be counted in bodies. Too often it fails to differentiate between drunk drivers who made a mistake but learn from it and those who won't stop endangering lives.
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15 DUIs, still driving: California's failure to take repeat drunk drivers off the road
As alcohol-related roadway deaths spike across the state, a CalMatters investigation finds California has some of the weakest DUI laws in the country.
calmatters.org
via George B. Sánchez-Tello
KION’s closure came after the region’s two largest newspapers — the Salinas Californian and the Monterey County Herald — had already withered from daily publications to paywalled news sites.
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Opinion | When this California Spanish-language TV station closed, a news desert opened for Latino viewers
The loss of KMUV 23, a Telemundo affiliate in Salinas, adds to the atrophy of local journalism. It also harms civic engagement and public advocacy.
calmatters.org
“What a first-world problem,” Newport Beach Mayor Joe Stapleton said. “...When there’s other municipalities that are dipping into their reserves... here we are discussing whether we want a world-class wave park or do we want to continue to have golf.”
www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...
Controversial wave park in coastal Newport Beach greenlit by City Council
After receiving 2,000 letters on the project and listening to two hours of public comment, the Newport Beach City Council Tuesday approved plans for the Snug Harbor surf wave resort.
www.latimes.com
via Matt Szabo
“He just loved water polo that much, that he would stay up until 4 a.m. to watch the USA women’s water polo team compete across the world,” Olympian and Newport Harbor High alumna Kaleigh Gilchrist said of the late Coach Bill Barnett.
www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...
Newport Harbor celebrates Bill Barnett Pool on homecoming weekend
The renovated aquatics facility, which reopened this fall, was the site of an alumni tailgate party on Friday and a dedication ceremony on Saturday.
www.latimes.com
via Jireh Deng
“Within these four walls, we want them to get raunchy,” said Zhané Stimpson, creator of the event series that has debuted in New York City and Toronto since it started six months ago.
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300 people packed LA’s Los Globos for lesbian oil wrestling. Here’s what happened
As lesbian bars disappear across the Los Angeles area, nights like these are filling the void with unapologetic queer joy.
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